Chapter 423 Yuan Gongli took the initiative to ask for help, while Sun Shuao waited for work.
When he thought of this, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, but for some reason, the feeling that something was wrong still lingered in his heart and could not dissipate for a long time.
"I hope... I'm overthinking it!" Cao Cao said in his heart.
It's not surprising that he was like this. It was the Yellow Turban Army's mysterious operation that really made him confused.
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"Please give me your orders, General. If you are ordered to do so, we will be there without hesitation." Seeing that Zhu Jun had already figured out a strategy to defeat the enemy, the generals in the army immediately called for battle.
As a military general, your biggest dream is to achieve great success.
"Yes!!" Seeing that the generals in the army were all in high morale and wanted to fight, Zhu Jun was very satisfied with this. But just as he was about to say something, there was a burst of chaotic footsteps outside, and suddenly came in
in his ears.
As the footsteps fell, the military tent was quickly opened. Immediately afterwards, a soldier covered in mud was seen walking quickly. At the same time, there was a letter in his hand.
"Report to General, General Sun's letter has arrived." The soldier said quickly.
"Oh? Show it to me quickly." After Zhu Jun heard this, the joy on his face could no longer be concealed. At the same time, he quickly took the letter from the soldier and read the contents.
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"Okay, General Sun Shu'ao has led various reinforcements, totaling 40,000 troops, and has arrived outside the north gate of Changshe City overnight. He has set up an ambush more than 30 miles away. We are ready to take action." Zhu Jun said loudly,
His eyes were filled with joy.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Jun turned his head again, glanced at the many generals present, and asked with a serious face: "Generals, I have a mission right now. I don't know which general is willing to take it on!"
After hearing what Zhu Jun said, many of the generals present were looking at me and you, but no one was willing to come forward. After all, there are many famous generals here. When they knew that there was a problem here, how could they dare to talk about it?
This trip into muddy water.
In particular, this mission still requires them to sneak into the Yellow Turban camp and set fires everywhere. If this is really a strategy, it will be easy for them to get in, but it will be difficult for them to get out.
"Why, none of our big men dare to go?" Seeing the shirk in everyone's eyes, Zhu Jun's face darkened. Didn't he want to have a fight just now, but now he can do it when it's useful?
Zhu Jun was very dissatisfied with this and his face was a little ugly.
"General Zhu, I would like to go on the highway." Seeing that no one wanted to take this task, Yuan Shu immediately stood out and said loudly.
Just now, he also read the letter written by Sun Shuao. The handwriting was indeed his. It was most likely not a trick of the Yellow Turban Army, so he could rest assured and do it.
Just as Wang Yu once said to him, high risks lead to high rewards. Yuan Shu always remembered this sentence. If he wanted to earn military merits on the Yuzhou battlefield as soon as possible, this was undoubtedly a good choice.
"Well, the highway is really loyal. The fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family are really the mainstay of our dynasty. If the highway still needs some people, you can choose them at will from the army." After seeing Yuan Shu take over this task, Zhu Jun was shocked and at the same time
He breathed a sigh of relief and immediately praised him sincerely.
The same was true for the other generals, who all breathed a sigh of relief. It was too dangerous to set the camp on fire. Facing a cunning opponent, they had to be cautious.
Maybe they won't get full credit, but they definitely won't put themselves in danger.
"Highway, you..."
Seeing Yuan Shu taking the initiative to take on this task, Cao Cao frowned slightly and couldn't help but feel a little worried about him. Yuan Shu immediately gave him a reassuring look.
"Don't worry, General. I'm just setting fire. There's no need to fight the enemy head-on. I'll just bring some good soldiers from the Huben Guards." Seeing Zhu Jun's sincere expression, he complimented him a few words. Yuan Shu also said with great sincerity.
"That's true, but I'm a little over-concerned." When Zhu Jun thought of the bravery of Yuan Tuo, Ji Ling and others on the battlefield, he couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement in his heart.
After explaining to Yuan Shu some things that needed attention, he immediately ordered: "Hurry to the highway and prepare. General Sun's army has been waiting for a long time. Tonight is the time for our army to defeat the Yellow Turbans and show off our army's prestige."
When Zhu Jun said this, he did not stop there. Instead, he reminded Yuan Shu: "Be careful on the way here and don't fight with the enemy. The location of this first victory is waiting for you to come back from the highway to claim it."
"General, don't worry, this highway will definitely live up to the general's high expectations." Yuan Shu also kept Zhu Jun's words in mind, and then gave Zhu Jun a fist salute, then turned and left.
Looking at Yuan Shu's leaving figure, Zhu Jun nodded secretly and murmured to himself: "It is said that Yuan Gongli is a playboy, but looking at his performance these days, there is nothing a playboy can do."
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Seeing that Yuan Shu had left the tent, Zhu Jun turned his gaze back to the generals present and said: "Generals, you should also return to the camp to prepare. Wait until the Yellow Turban camp at the north gate is on fire.
When we get up, it’s time for our army to launch an assault.”
After letting the generals go down to prepare, Zhu Jun immediately looked in the direction of the north gate. For some reason, his eyelids kept twitching.
Hopefully, nothing will happen this time!
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At the same time, outside Changshe City.
At this time, the night filled the sky, just like the old saying: when the moon is dark and the wind is high, murders and arson are committed.
In this quiet night, a slight sound was heard from the north city gate, and then a hole was slowly opened, but the hole was not big and could only allow one or two people to pass through.
Then, a black shadow flickered out of the opening. After about a quarter of an hour, the city gate slowly closed, as if it had never been opened.
At the same time, in the Yellow Turban camp outside the city!
Since today's Yellow Turban Army attacked the city for a whole day, such a labor-intensive act naturally damaged their energy. At this time, most of the Yellow Turban Army soldiers had fallen asleep, and no one knew what was going on here.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! There are not many people in these shadows, only one hundred and eighty at most. After they quietly left the north gate of Changsha, they looked around and saw
When there was no one nearby, he slowly groped towards the Yellow Turban camp in the south.
The dark shadow in front of me is no one else, but Yuan Shu and others who are leading the mission.
When Yuan Shu came out this time, he only brought a hundred and eighty people with him. These people were all knights he had recruited in the arena, and all of them were good at climbing over walls and sneaking around.
As for Yu She, Pan Ting and other generals, Yuan Shu asked them to lead the army and stay at the north gate in case of emergency.
It can be said that in addition to these rangers, Yuan Shu only brought his clan brother Yuan Tuo and general Ji Ling. For him, these people were enough.
Murder and arson were easy for these rangers. Under the cover of night, they were like cheetahs hiding in the darkness, quickly traveling through the shadows. Soon, they arrived at the Yellow Turban Camp.
Hidden outside.
There were quite a few Yellow Turban troops at the north gate, at least 50,000 of them, and the tents were placed in secret. Looking around in this night, everything was dark.
Not only that, the tents are very close to each other. Just looking at this layout, you can tell that the leader must not understand the art of war. But the key is that the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, Yun Ji, obviously has nothing to do with this.
"Is it true that Yun Ji was negligent?"
Yuan Shu was also a little unsure.
However, the arrow was on the string and he had to shoot it. Now that he had come out, there was no reason to go back.
Yuan Shu concentrated his efforts and began to think about how to set the fire.
Based on what he saw just now, and the many factions of the Yellow Turban Army, Yuan Shu guessed that the Yellow Turban Army at the north gate did not have so much material to pitch tents, so they used some withered grass to simply cover it.
Make it into a simple tent.
The weather has been good recently and it has never rained. In addition, they have only started to use this method in the past few days. Could it be that they are overthinking it?
Yuan Shu kept asking himself.
Out of caution, Yuan Shu did not take any action, but kept observing, as if he wanted to find some clues. At this moment, the actions of everyone in the Yellow Turban camp were reflected in his eyes.
They behaved very lazily, and did not seem to be afraid that the official army would attack the camp, because the patrol density of the Yellow Turban Army was not high, there were only a few patrols walking back and forth, and the intervals were quite long, as if they did not know that a disaster was coming.
"Perhaps, we can test it and see if it is true or not. You will know after one try." Soon, Yuan Shu came up with a new method, so he did not think too much about it, but continued to hide in the dark, quietly observing the movements in the Yellow Turban camp.
, and the rules of patrol patrols.
In less than a stick of incense, with Yuan Shu's ingenuity, he had a clear grasp of the patrol patterns of the Yellow Turban Patrollers.
As a pair of patrols passed by, Yuan Shu immediately waved his hand. After seeing his signal, Yuan Tuo immediately led his men, like cheetahs in the dark, into a camp near them at random.
"uh-huh!"
"Poof!"
After a while, there were small humming and popping sounds, and soon there was no movement.
"There are people in the military tent, which proves that it is not an empty tent. I hope I am overthinking it." Yuan Shu said to himself.
After seeing the dead bodies in front of him, Yuan Shu's worries eased a lot, and he quickly ordered his men to change into this outfit.
Soon, more than eighty figures with their heads wrapped in yellow scarves walked out of the camp, and the leader was Yuan Shu.
"Listen to me. After burning the incense, we will start taking action immediately." Yuan Shu immediately issued the task to Yuan Tuo and Ji Ling, and then they separated and mixed into the camp.
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At the same time, it was about fifty miles outside Changshe City.
In this forest, there are more than 10,000 horses and horses. They are all wearing Han army uniforms. It can be seen from their appearance that they must have experienced a hard battle.
"Unexpectedly, I, Sun Shuao, who prides himself on being resourceful and decisive, have fallen into the trap of the Yellow Turban rebels in the past few days. I surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao, and also offered advice to attract others. How clever, how clever."
Sun Shuao kept recalling what happened in the past few days. He was so smart that he could guess some things. Changshe City may be in danger now.
"General Sun, a wise man will always make a mistake after thinking a lot, and a fool will always gain something after thinking a lot. Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. Besides, Xu Da is indeed a strong enemy. He has not shown his reputation these days. I am afraid he is the Yellow Turban General. In order to general
Use it as a trump card."
At this time, a young general beside Sun Shuao said that this man was the young man named Zheng who escaped in Wuyang City.
After he escaped from Wuyang, he collected broken soldiers along the way, and based on the information provided by the broken soldiers, he went to support Sun Shuao, which affected Xu Da's plan.
In the end, because of his sudden joining, Sun Shuao led an army of 10,000 people to forcefully opened a gap and got rid of the pursuing troops led by Xu Da.
Because of this, Sun Shuao was very interested in this young man who suddenly appeared. He had many communications with him along the way, and after some guidance, he finally learned about his origins.
The Zheng family of Xingyang is not an ordinary clansman, but the nephew of Zheng Taizhi, who is well-known in Shandong.
The Zheng family in Xingyang is a famous Chinese family from the Han Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Their ancestors can be traced back to the Zheng State, which was entrusted by King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty.
During the Western Han Dynasty, there was a great minister, Zheng Zheng, who settled in Kaifeng County, Henan County. During the Western Jin Dynasty, Xingyang County was established and Kaifeng County belonged to it. Later generations were called "Xingyang Kaifeng people" (that is, the origin of the Zheng family in Xingyang).
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, starting with Zheng Hun, Zheng Tai and others of Zheng's lineage, they gradually developed into a high-profile family.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowen of Wei established the order of clans in the form of law. The Zheng family in Xingyang, the Lu family in Fanyang, the Cui family in Qinghe, and the Wang family in Taiyuan were collectively known as the four surnames.
There were twelve prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty, one of the "Seven Surnames and Ten Families".
This shows the brilliance of this family.
Although the reputation of the Zheng family in Xingyang was average at this time, the Zheng family was quite famous in Shandong because of Zheng Tai, a great scholar who was well-known in Shandong.
The young man in front of me is only in his early twenties. He is the son of the late brother of the great scholar Zheng Tai. His surname is Zheng Mingchong and his given name is Ziyan.
After some exchanges, Sun Shuao discovered that Zheng Chong's strategy was the strongest, and even compared to him now, it was comparable to him.
Moreover, his understanding of the art of war is not weak.
It can be said that this is an all-round talent, which is very suitable for him. At this moment, Sun Shuao already has the intention of accepting a disciple.
However, the premise is that he first brings Zheng Chong to Yuan Shu, so that he will choose to accept him as his disciple. Otherwise, wouldn't he be making wedding clothes for others?
"No, General Sun, look!" Just as Sun Shuao and Zheng Chong were chatting freely, a Han general suddenly reminded him quickly.
After everyone heard the sound, they quickly turned their heads and instantly saw a small corner of the Yellow Turban Camp at the North Gate suddenly lit up with gas.
If at the beginning, only a little fire could be seen, then a moment later, under the blowing of the night wind, the fire expanded instantly, causing all parts of the camp to burst into flames instantly.
In this way, the fire intensified until the flames reached the sky.
